Mike Mitchell’s personal Vietnam story debuting at Gig Harbor Film Festival
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickMike Mitchell of Gig Harbor created a one-man show about his experience as a Vietnam War veteran. It hits the big screen next week.
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Harbor Happenings | Open house set on Crescent Creek Park, Masonic Lodge
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonAlso this week: The Open Studio Tour, a geoduck discussion, a Mystery Movie and more.
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Young filmmakers tell little-known story of a captured Southern Resident orca
Sep 15, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick“Echoes of the Sound,” a documentary about the capture of a young orca in Vaughn Bay in 1968, shows at the upcoming Gig Harbor Film Festival.
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Two in Tow & On the Go | A towering view, with a visit from Mr. (or Mrs.) Chonky
Sep 12, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandWho knew a fun afternoon of seal-spotting and crane-watching with two kids and a local dude who counts The Three Stooges as his personal heroes could double as a crash-course in global trade?
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Willits Canoes documentary making film festival debut in Gig Harbor
Sep 11, 2025 | By: Chapin Day‘Makers on the Tides’ tells the story of the Willits brothers, who made their canoes on Wollochet Bay starting in 1914.
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Gig Harbor City Council expresses formal support for Cultural Access tax
Sep 09, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickVoters inside Gig Harbor city limits will decide on the Cultural Access program, which would increase the sales tax by 0.1%, in November.
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Harbor Happenings | Remembering 9/11, History Rocks, Sip and Stroll and more
Sep 09, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGig Harbor Fire and Medic One’s annual Day of Remembrance gathering takes place at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the district’s headquarters, 10222 Bujacich Road. The event, dubbed May We Never Forget, honors the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, the courage of the first responders and the resilience of our nation. All are
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | How the story of the Donkey Creek Bridge took a sharp turn
Sep 08, 2025 | By: Greg SpadoniWhy did so many people crash off the old wooden bridge in the 1920s and ’30s? You might say it’s Bremerton’s fault.
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Wooden Boat Festival to relaunch recovered maritime photos
Sep 02, 2025 | By: Chapin DayImages by Kenny Ollar, being digitized and organized by the Gig Harbor Boat Shop, will be on display this weekend at the Wooden Boat Festival.
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Harbor Happenings | Who let the dogs out?
Sep 02, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonHarbor Hounds, Fish Bowl and Race for a Soldier are all this weekend.
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